Not everyone knows it, but Gentoo's favorite edito, nano, supports syntax hilighting. To enable it, you will need to gunzip /usr/doc/nano-1.2.2/nanorc.sample.gz and name it "~/.nanorc". Then all you have to do is open it (in nano, of course!) and uncomment the syntax blocks for files you want to enable syntax hilighting in.

I have a very basic .ebuild syntax block here if anyone is interested in that. Please post udated versions if you improve on it.

Already present in the sample .nanorc file_________________I'm not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, I'm saying why don't we take the warning labels off of everything, and let the problem take care of itself?

please search for bash colors/modifications using google.com/linux
or on these forums. to start you off a bit, my personal favourite is
vico's._________________proud to be a scout and a chronic penguin hugger
Legion of Lore - site

This is one that will just highlight all comments in blue. I find it handy for all the misc files just so you can see what should be edited and what should be read:
Code:
syntax "default" ".*"
color blue "^#.*"

i tried putting those escapes, but it still didn't work. and the comment one i have is the same as yours but mine only colors the comments that start on the beginning of the line._________________Spiral out. Keep going...

Not everyone knows it, but Gentoo's favorite edito, nano, supports syntax hilighting. To enable it, you will need to gunzip /usr/doc/nano-1.2.2/nanorc.sample.gz and name it "~/.nanorc". Then all you have to do is open it (in nano, of course!) and uncomment the syntax blocks for files you want to enable syntax hilighting in.

I have a very basic .ebuild syntax block here if anyone is interested in that. Please post udated versions if you improve on it.